featherzRN

featherzRN MSN

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  1. Cost of your RN degree??

    featherzRN replied to SML456's topic in General Nursing

    Guess I am glad I got my RN in the stone age.. RN (ADN) - 1989, $2K, RN to BSN - 2013 - 3.5K. (then an MBA in healthcare, 2015, another 3.5K). No student loans!

  2. Starting Aug 1st....books?

    featherzRN replied to amberm5's topic in Western Governors University

    The books are included in tuition and whether you need 25 CU to complete or 50 (like I needed), the tuition does not change. So yep, they are "free". If you need a lab kit or two for a/p or micro,...

  3. Jacksonville U. vs U.of Phoenix

    featherzRN replied to prplRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yikes, $650 a credit hour for MSN Online.. Too rich for me. :) OP, check out commuter's post above + there's always

  4. Is there a catch to UoL @ Lafayatte's RN-BSN program?

    featherzRN replied to JasonKa's topic in School, College Programs

    I went to a different school (WGU), but if I had not gone there I would have done ULL - it seems like a good program and I think the only catch is that if you need extra classes they aren't part of...

  5. RN-BC Certification in Ambulatory Care

    featherzRN posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Taking the certification exam next month. Already have the Core Curriculum and have the AAACN sample questions book on order. Any other study materials suggested? Would these be sufficient? I am...

  6. Just applied to UT Arlington but just discovered WGU.

    featherzRN replied to EternalFeather's topic in Western Governors University

    What commuter said. And yes, you can complete your degree in one term IF you have the time and put in the effort to do so. It's an innovative school and not for everyone, but it was the best way for...

  7. WGU - off to a bad start

    featherzRN replied to MJB2010's topic in Western Governors University

    WGU accepts classes from WAY more than 5 years unless it's a statistics class. :) They took pretty much everything I had and my classes were 25 years old. Even with hard sciences, almost everyone...

  8. Finished my MBA-HM last week. Ask me anything!

    featherzRN replied to Murse901's topic in Western Governors University

    Hey Murse, is that you I am talking to over on another site? About our wonderful 99th percentile capsim score? I am done with all requirements for the Healthcare MBA, just under three months in (YAY)...

  9. Are %100 online BLS certifications legit?

    featherzRN replied to Freefallin's topic in General Nursing

    Every single place I have worked required an AHA card. You can take the AHA test online, then bring that paperwork to a testing center and usually relatively quickly show your skills on a dummy. I do...

  10. Returning to the classroom.....

    featherzRN replied to MissyNik's topic in Western Governors University

    I didn't have to take the Anatomy OA, just physiology and the anatomy lab (which I protested since I had anatomy with a lab before starting excelsior). I also had to retake

  11. Cheapest online RN to BSN (2015)

    featherzRN replied to 42pines's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I only took physiology (which is a web based performance assessment) and the anatomy lab. They gave me credit for my anatomy class, as I took it at a CC before I went to nursing school. I do hear it's...

  12. The Official I Hate School Thread

    featherzRN replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I got ya beat, I cleaned litterboxes. I am waiting for a paper to sail back to me from taskstream (I am positive it will but not sure why just yet) so what to do? Work on powerpoint or clean...

  13. The Official I Hate School Thread

    featherzRN replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I'm supposed to be doing a powerpoint on my SMART goals for the future.. but all I keep thinking is uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh.. Just nothing coming to me. I'll pass on the vodka but I'll take...

  14. Aspen University..anyone attending?

    featherzRN replied to target98765's topic in School, College Programs

    I just checked, Villanova DOES have regional accreditation. So if choosing between those three, I'd go for the RA school all else being

  15. Aspen University..anyone attending?

    featherzRN replied to target98765's topic in School, College Programs

    I don't know anything about Villanova, but last I checked Aspen and ASU were both only nationally accredited and did not have regional accreditation. You'll find some employers (like mine) require a...

  16. Nurses Diverting Narcotics.

    featherzRN replied to NurseCalamity's topic in General Nursing

    We had a drip diverter many years back - he would pull the meds out of the bag with a syringe. I don't know if they use tubex meds anymore, but back in the stone age I pulled out an almost full box...

  17. Cheapest online RN to BSN (2015)

    featherzRN replied to 42pines's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Definitely WGU is the cheapest. My BSN was under $3500 and I'm finishing up an MBA there that will also be under $3500. And it's regionally accredited, which Aspen is not (as earlier noted). Non...

  18. RN to BSN class requirements

    featherzRN replied to Nurse.Gina's topic in Western Governors University

    You'd submit your transcripts from your ASN, then they will evaluate to see which ones you still need and which ones can transfer in. So all those classes are required, but you'll get credit for most...

  19. ONE MORE PAPER

    featherzRN replied to klone's topic in Western Governors University

    YAY Congrats!!!!!!!!!! I am in the same boat, working on capstone for the MBA - probably will take almost two months with the simulation you have to do.. Then no more school for me, at least not for a...

  20. Finished my MBA-HM last week. Ask me anything!

    featherzRN replied to Murse901's topic in Western Governors University

    Finished with everything except capstone as of today - 8.5 weeks, 10 classes. My capsim starts in two weeks, so I guess this next two weeks I'll start on the capstone project. Taking a one day break....

  21. Has anyone ever had to undergo this sort of strangess from WGU?

    featherzRN replied to 42pines's topic in Western Governors University

    I assume the 'I never went there' problem will get resolved, but for "I never had any classes there, or never finished", there's a waiver form that your enrollment counselor can either fill out or...

  22. Nurses with ear piercings

    featherzRN replied to hshuang's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've got both tattoos (hidden, never visible) and four studs in one year, three in the other. Yep, I was a teen in the 80's. No one has ever said anything. I think back in the stone age when I went to...

  23. Background check VENT

    featherzRN replied to ParvulusPuella's topic in Western Governors University

    It was pricey for me too, I think around $150 in NY. Might have gone up since then - and I had just had a full federal background check for

  24. Do any WGU graduates have jobs?

    featherzRN replied to Mindylane's topic in Western Governors University

    Actually, there are quite a few people who can't get into the IT program, from reading reddit. You need either certain prior college credit or an industry IT certification so most folks opt for one of...

  25. 40 credits in a year, can I do it?

    featherzRN replied to JustMeRN's topic in Western Governors University

    I did several classes at a time, but that's just me. I probably didn't need to do that. I would work on a 'test' class before work and write papers in the evening. 37 credits would be definitely...